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Cold Hardy Avocado

Cold Hardy Delicious Avocados Without the Wait

Grows in all 50 States

Able to withstand frigid temperatures as low as 20 degrees, the Cold Hardy Avocado lives up to its name. This tree produces an abundant yield of fruit for more than half the year. In colder climates, just bring it inside during winter months and watch your tree continue to grow.

Plenty of Avocados to Share

Friends and family will appreciate your generosity when you share the plentiful harvest that your Cold Hardy Avocado Tree will deliver time and time again. Enjoy baskets full of beautiful avocados that grow with ease from this consistent producer. Not only are the fruit themselves bigger (up to 25% larger than other varieties), but there will be a lot more of them to go around. Aside from the sheer quantity, you'll notice the dark color, a characteristic of the fruit's health benefits which are said to far exceed that of its green cousin's.

Delicious Avocados Without the Wait

Our Grafted Avocados Produce up to 7 Years Sooner than Seed Grown trees.. We take a hardy avocado root stock and graft on a cutting from a mature avocado tree, proven to produce delicious fruit. So your tree thinks it's grown up and starts making fruit. This is the same process used for commercial orchards, but is not always used for the home market.

Add a unique look to your patio or sunroom with the Hass Avocado. Outdoors this fruit-bearing tree will reach heights of 15 to 20 feet and a width of 5 to 8 feet at full maturity. In a container it will reach between 5 and 7 feet in height, allowing you to easily pick your avocado fruit in late summer.

The Hass is cold-hardy down to 26 F. once established, making it suitable for climate zones 9-11. However the Hass Avocado thrives indoors for all zones, 4-11. It performs well in full to partial sunlight and is self-pollinator so you only need one tree to produce a hearty harvest. A second pollinator will increase the harvest for each tree. Many customers pollinate their Haas with our Cold Hardy Avocado Tree.

The Hass Avocado has dark green, bumpy skin which turns black as it ripens. The creamy, inner flesh is delicious in salads or guacamole. This avocado tree will not only look great on your patio but it will provide you with an abundant supply of healthy fruit.

Allow your avocados to reach full maturity on the tree to ensure the richest flavored fruit. The fruit may be kept on the tree for several months after reaching maturity, but they will not soften until picked. To quickly soften your avocados after picking, place them near bananas other other ripened fruit.

Avocado Tree Pollination

While avocado trees are self-fertile, they generally have a much higher fruit yield when they have a mate to cross pollinate with. Each avocado tree has both male and female flowers, but they open at different times.

A second tree provides more opportunities for matching up male and female flowers.. More pollinated flowers means more fruit.

Two Hass Avocados will do the job... we also recommend using a Cold Hardy to pollinate your Hass. They cross-pollinate great together and you get a variety of fruit.

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Customer Reviews

Great service. I love my trees, including the Avocado Tree. My Tree looks great in the living room and it currently has 25 baby avocados on it. Being that I only bought it last year, I am happy that it has a good number of avocados. I am not sure how many will make it to the end, as the tree is still very young. It is not easy to polinate as most female flowers opened in the morning and the male flowers in the evening. I used Q-tips to polinate them on the weekend when I was at home, as there is no bees or wind indoor. I am very please so far. Keep up the good job

Received my avocado tree. It was packaged neatly and securely. When I opened the box I saw it had lost some of its leaves. I planted it and it lost all of its leaves. I emailed support and they told me it was in shock. I kept watering it and it sprung back to life. Anxious to see the first yield which realistically will not occur until next year.

Ordered the Haas avocado tree as a Christmas gift for my nephew who eats avocados daily!! He was thrilled! We weren't sure how it would hold up to Texas weather - hot one day, cold the next - but so far it has done great. It has put on so much new growth and he just has it sitting in front of a window during colder days. We have already looked at purchasing more for the rest of the family! Also, we really appreciated the instructions on taking care of a new fruit tree.

Our first tree arrived in poor shape and died.It was immediately replaced by a much better tree! We did our research and discovered that these trees do best in filtered sun light.Since we live in zone 8, we potted the tree.It is November in the Northwest and we brought it in to the study and it is doing very well.We also bought a olive tree,planted it outside and it is thriving.We are very pleased with our experience with Fast Growing Trees.

My Hass Avacado arrived right on time and looking good. Transplanted it immediately into Victory 8 Garden CuBe. Was a bit wilted for about a week and after that has done great. Only dropped a few leaves. Has grown at least a foot or more and continues to thrive, eventhough the night are getting cooler here in the mountains. Seems the Victory 8 Garden light weight fabric CuBe and Fast Growing Trees Hass Avacado make a great combo.

I have not hard this tree for a long time so I really can not say how much fruit I will produce yet but as far as cold hardiness we have had a few weeks of cold weather here ( Orlando Florida) and the tree is healthy and growing just fine.

The first Hass avacodo plants shipped had a problem, but as soon as we contacted fast growing trees customer service,(which is a model that all company customer service should use) they upgraded our original order with much larger and very hardy trees. One is already flowering and the Persea Americana fruit is anxiously anticipated.

I have had my Hass Avacado tree for a year now and it is already covered in fruit!!! I remember scrolling through tons of reviews on this site and said that I would leave a review once mine produced... Well, here I am and happy as can be!!!!

I have the avacado tree in a large container. It is doing nicely. There are no flowers as yet and because this is my first avacado tree I have no idea about its cycle. I am so pleased I have bought this very healthy looking plant.

we ordered one large and one small avocado plant. When they arrived the little one was in great shape, the larger one was a bit shook up. After a short time, the larger one wasn't bouncing back, the little one was thriving. We bought the plant insurance- and working with Pam was easy and wonderful. We had the larger one replaced- now both plantsare happy and thriving. I appreciate the ease with which I was able to replace our larger avocado plant. Thank you.

I purchased this tree for my GF's birthday in April 2015. We started it in a 30 gallon pot in partial sun for all of spring, summer and fall. In the winter we moved it to the greenhouse. A year to the date we had our first avocado. After the first came on we had about 20 plus more. Some of the weaker ones have fallen off but we still have about 12 on the tree. They get bigger every day and I can not wait until they are ripe. This is a great little tree and I would recommend this tree to anyone and may even purchase another.

I have bought five (5) different fruit trees from this company and I have been so far satisfied on how my fruit trees looked like. All of them have new shoots of young leaves. They initially looked like they were not going to survive especially my Avocado tree but after a few weeks, they are all doing well.

My Tree is growing slow, but looks healthy and green'. The first buds appeared in Nov. and I am excitedly waiting for spring to see if the fruit is formed.I understand the avocado flowers are both male and female. It opens in the morning and is fertilized in the afternoon. Is this correct?I'll let you know when the tree bears fruit.Wm. Taylor Brentwood Ca.

My avocado tree arrived looking really good. I was expecting the leaves to fall off as I had read on the website and most of them did. I gradually exposed to the sunlight but after a few days I noticed the main trunk was turning black along with one side branch. I called Fast Growing Trees right away and when questioned I was told I should have removed tree from original pot and replanted right away. It was supposed to be noted on instructions but I did not see that. I repotted and removed the black part of trunk and so far the tree seems to be ok. I have noticed new little shoots starting to come out. Fast Griwing Trees noted my complaint and helped me with what needed to be done. I will update the website as the tree progresses.

Just received the trees so haven't had experience seeing how fast they grow. Excited to find out how they do and how much fruit they bear. Working with this company has been an absolute pleasure. Their customer service will exceed your expectations!

Two Hass trees' delivered on time. Put them in the ground within a couple days, Merritt Island Florida. they have been in the ground 6 weeks and appear to be doing fine. We'll see how hey are in a year?

I received this tree in Jan. 2015. I purchased the 3-4 ft. tree and it's now almost 7 feet tall and I have it planted in a very large pot! It just finished flowering and I have a few babies on it! So excited and I love looking at my tree! I wish I could post a picture to share!

....both arrived well packaged and damp; Leaves on one of the trees were not in good shape upon arrival, but seem to have improved slightly over the past few days....(I have only had these trees for approx. 3 weeks....) I have great high hopes for these beauties and Customer Service has been most responsive when I questioned leaf drop!

My 2 trees are pretty dormant at this 2nd week of potting them. The Haas avacado is losing leaves & the cold hardy avacado has been green & doing much better since potting it. The Haas is going to be the problem it appears. It was pretty wilted when I received it. It lost leaves for the 1st week but maybe it's going to make it now.

When the box arrived, it was much bigger than the plant itself. We thought it was going to be more mature when he arrived, but that is totally fine. :) We look forward to seeing our tree grow and blossom one day. Thank you for packaging him with care. :)Looking forward to our future purchases! :)

We have a bit of space in the backyard that would be better utilized with a garden, so we purchased a couple dwarf trees to get started. The 3-4' Hass Avocado tree was one. It arrived at about 35" when stretched tall. Of course, we were anticipating one within the range and hoping it would be closer to 4', so this was just a pinch disappointing. After seeing the sapling, we are years away from fruit. However, it was packaged nicely and did not go through any kind of shock here in Southern California. In fact, it looks like it is really thriving with fresh sprouts and new little leaves cropping up. We are following the provided instructions for container growing and hope to have great success.

My first tree didn't survive. Probably too much direct sunlight on a few very hot days. Fortunately I paid the $4.00 growth insurance fee. They shipped me a new tree even better than the first at no charge, It was beautiful with a full set of leaves. I'd include a picture, but the deer got to it yesterday devouring all the leaves and tender green parts. What I have left is basically a stick, As I said, great company, unlucky avocado tree!

It has been about 6 months since I ordered this and another Avocado tree. They are both doing well and I believe this one has settled in enough that it may produce next year. The other one was only 3ft tall so it may take a little longer to mature. Both took about two months to start looking better. I admit at first I was afraid they were not going to survive the shock of being transplanted but they are both happy now.

So far so good. The plants arrived in decent shape and about 1' tall. They only had a few leave apiece, and one's leaves had cuts, apparently by some insect. I planted them in large pots of cactus planting mix that I mixed some sand into. They lost a couple of leaves within the first few days, but have always looked healthy. Now, a few weeks later, they have grown a couple of inches and one (the one with the cut leaves) is producing a lot of new leaves and I just had to pinch off a sucker from the base of it. I started them in a shady spot, then moved to a sunnier spot. After another couple of weeks, I will try moving them to full sun. It's very hot in Florida right now. I took a chance and gave them a teaspoon of citrus fertilizer a week ago and it didn't hurt them a bit.

I bought two avocado treat I would recommend the haas avocado trees, I got two and they both came in great condition and have been growing well. It has been 1month so I can't yet talk about fruit yet, but they seem to be on good track!!

PLANTS ARRIVE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH HOW WELL MY TREES ARE GROWING. THE ORANGE TREE IS PRODUCING FRUIT, BUT STILL WAITING FOR THE BANANA TREE AND AVOCADO TREE TO PRODUCE. BUT OVERALL, VERY HIGH QUALITY PLANTS SO FAR. HOPING THEY WILL DO AS WELL WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE THEM INSIDE FOR THE WINTER! THAT WILL BE THE REAL TEST!

I was extremely pleased when I opened the box the Haas avocado tree came in. The tree was erect and leaves very green. All that was missing were the avocados!!!!!! Yes, I highly recommend this company for fruit trees as I have purchased from them earlier this season with the same great results!!!!

I was worried after ordering the hass avocado tree and finding out it would be a week in transit. but it arrived in perfect condition. I planted it in a pot right away and it is doing great. I do have another one planted in my yard, but won't plant this one until next fall, because the california summers are so hot that we found planting in the rain season is much better. we had one other one die because it didn't get enough water. you really know what you are doing with your trees and packing, so I will order again and be worry free next time. thank you.

I received my avocado tree almost a month ago. It arrived in very good condition. I was a little nervous on how it might do since I've never cared for an avocado tree before but by following the planting instructions and speaking with the tree experts at Fast Growing Trees my mind was immediately put at mind at ease. In only 3 short weeks it has adjusted to it's new container and has tons of new growth!

Planting & Care

It's Easy to Plant & Care for Your Hass Avocado Tree

Your Hass Avocado Tree will thrive in an area that receives full to partial sunlight. Although Avocado Trees prefer full sunlight they can tolerate shade. If planted indoors place your Avocado Tree by a large sunny window. Southward facing areas receive more light.

Hass Avocado Trees will adapt to your natural soil even if it's sandy or heavy in clay as long as it's well draining. Make sure that the surface of the soil is dry to the touch in between waterings. Four times a year fertilize your Hass Avocado Tree with a citrus fertilizer.

Once your Hass Avocado Tree blooms and starts to produce fruit, it can take about 8 months for your avocados to mature. Once their skin turns a dark green color they're ready to be harvested. They take about 7 to 10 days to ripen after being picked. When the skin on your Avocados turns a darker green to purple color they're ready to be eaten.

We absolutely love avocados! We constantly find ourselves heading out to the store to purchase them, and thought why not just grow them! We look forward to receiving our tree and tasting the delicious avocados it will produce!

My mom loves to eat avocado and figs, she's turning 70 years old Aug. 13th and these are my family's gift to her. Her health is declining a bit due to some health issues so praying these will put smiles on her face. Thanks in advance for gifting her with blooming and beautiful trees hoping there's fruits already, I read those comments and praying for trees already have fruits on them to make my Mom very happy. God bless you and all your staff for everything that you do.

This is our potted bonus tree to help propagate our much larger Cold Hardy Avocado tree, it is easy to care for and the fruit is perfect for making home made guacamole with tomatoes, peppers and cilantro from our garden! And did I mention that the lime tree we bought from Pam last year adds to the mix? My dream of having all the bounty of nature to keep my family healthy in my own back yard is made possible with Fast Growing Trees!

We absolutely love avocados! We constantly find ourselves heading out to the store to purchase them, and thought why not just grow them! We look forward to receiving our tree and tasting the delicious avocados it will produce!

I was very disapointed to recieve this tree as a couple days after arrival the rest of the leaves dropped off. Upon opening the package there were many leaves that had already dropped off but I figured that was from shipping but not so I guess as they all dropped off and it tried to leaf out but those did not make it either. It finally died and now I have to take a pic to send for replacement. Perhaps the next one will do as well as its anticipated companion.

I love quacamole and had hoped to grow the fruit. I have not had luck with this tree, and I am an expert gardener. It just never "took off". I recently moved it to another location, and aggressively cut it back. I live in Florida which is like another planet when it comes to gardening (lived in all four corners of the U.S). It's amazing how the plants do here, so we will see what happens..

My mom loves to eat avocado and figs, she's turning 70 years old Aug. 13th and these are my family's gift to her. Her health is declining a bit due to some health issues so praying these will put smiles on her face. Thanks in advance for gifting her with blooming and beautiful trees hoping there's fruits already, I read those comments and praying for trees already have fruits on them to make my Mom very happy. God bless you and all your staff for everything that you do.

This is our potted bonus tree to help propagate our much larger Cold Hardy Avocado tree, it is easy to care for and the fruit is perfect for making home made guacamole with tomatoes, peppers and cilantro from our garden! And did I mention that the lime tree we bought from Pam last year adds to the mix? My dream of having all the bounty of nature to keep my family healthy in my own back yard is made possible with Fast Growing Trees!

I was very disapointed to recieve this tree as a couple days after arrival the rest of the leaves dropped off. Upon opening the package there were many leaves that had already dropped off but I figured that was from shipping but not so I guess as they all dropped off and it tried to leaf out but those did not make it either. It finally died and now I have to take a pic to send for replacement. Perhaps the next one will do as well as its anticipated companion.

I love quacamole and had hoped to grow the fruit. I have not had luck with this tree, and I am an expert gardener. It just never "took off". I recently moved it to another location, and aggressively cut it back. I live in Florida which is like another planet when it comes to gardening (lived in all four corners of the U.S). It's amazing how the plants do here, so we will see what happens..

BEST ANSWER:Our larger size trees (4-5 ft and 5-6 feet) are blooming and fruiting size, and will sometimes come with fruit already growing; it will take a few months for any new avocado to acclimate to its new home, but you should have new blooms within the first year or so and fruit the year after, since it can take 6 to 9 months for the fruit to mature. Smaller trees will take longer to get big enough to bloom and fruit, but you should have the first blooming from them a year or two after planting and fruit growing shortly afterward. Of course, the first harvests are quite small, but as the tree matures, they can give you substantial numbers of Avocados. We sell grafted trees that will produce delicious, high-quality fruit in just a year or two, not seedlings that take 7-10 years to even think of blooming and fruiting, and yield poor quality fruit, if they even produce any.

BEST ANSWER:Our larger size trees (4-5 ft and 5-6 feet) are blooming and fruiting size, and will sometimes come with fruit already growing; it will take a few months for any new avocado to acclimate to its new home, but you should have new blooms within the first year or so and fruit the year after, since it can take 6 to 9 months for the fruit to mature. Smaller trees will take longer to get big enough to bloom and fruit, but you should have the first blooming from them a year or two after planting and fruit growing shortly afterward. Of course, the first harvests are quite small, but as the tree matures, they can give you substantial numbers of Avocados. We sell grafted trees that will produce delicious, high-quality fruit in just a year or two, not seedlings that take 7-10 years to even think of blooming and fruiting, and yield poor quality fruit, if they even produce any.

BEST ANSWER:Our trees are shipped in plastic containers, and your tree will be fine in it for about a week. The sooner you plant it the better. If the container is too large for shipping then we remove it and wrap the roots in burlap.

BEST ANSWER:Our trees are shipped in plastic containers, and your tree will be fine in it for about a week. The sooner you plant it the better. If the container is too large for shipping then we remove it and wrap the roots in burlap.

BEST ANSWER:You would need to start out with a 12-14 inch pot, or one slightly bigger than the pot you received it in. When the roots fill the pot (1-2 years, depending on how well the plant grows), you will need to repot into a larger pot. As the tree grows, you will need to repot every year or so, each time into a larger pot, and ending with a 24" pot, or a half whiskey barrel. Having the pot on a wheeled base helps a lot when moving it around. The size of the pot will limit the size of the plant, so if you have very limited space, you might want to stop at a bit smaller pot; the tree takes well to pruning and you will need to keep it pruned to the size you want.

BEST ANSWER:You would need to start out with a 12-14 inch pot, or one slightly bigger than the pot you received it in. When the roots fill the pot (1-2 years, depending on how well the plant grows), you will need to repot into a larger pot. As the tree grows, you will need to repot every year or so, each time into a larger pot, and ending with a 24" pot, or a half whiskey barrel. Having the pot on a wheeled base helps a lot when moving it around. The size of the pot will limit the size of the plant, so if you have very limited space, you might want to stop at a bit smaller pot; the tree takes well to pruning and you will need to keep it pruned to the size you want.

BEST ANSWER:I haven't been able to get mine to grow in San Diego CA. I've had mine a year and it hasn't grown an inch. The tree arrived as a twig/vine and I've done all I can to get it to grow. Good Luck.

BEST ANSWER:I haven't been able to get mine to grow in San Diego CA. I've had mine a year and it hasn't grown an inch. The tree arrived as a twig/vine and I've done all I can to get it to grow. Good Luck.

BEST ANSWER:Avocados do grow smaller when grown in a pot than in the ground, but you will still want to prune it so it stays the size you want. 6-8 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide is easily do-able in a pot. In the first two years, you can pinch back the central stem to encourage lateral growth and bushiness. You can also remove the tips of the lateral branches when they reach a length of 6 to 8 inches, pinching them off or cutting them with shears in front of the endmost bud. Continue to pinch back both vertical and lateral stems once or twice each year to maintain the size of the plant. You can remove up to half the length of a stem as long as you leave an 8-inch length of stems with some leaves on the plant.

BEST ANSWER:Avocados do grow smaller when grown in a pot than in the ground, but you will still want to prune it so it stays the size you want. 6-8 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide is easily do-able in a pot. In the first two years, you can pinch back the central stem to encourage lateral growth and bushiness. You can also remove the tips of the lateral branches when they reach a length of 6 to 8 inches, pinching them off or cutting them with shears in front of the endmost bud. Continue to pinch back both vertical and lateral stems once or twice each year to maintain the size of the plant. You can remove up to half the length of a stem as long as you leave an 8-inch length of stems with some leaves on the plant.

BEST ANSWER:Typically February to April. Note that the fruit doesn't ripen on the tree. You have to pick it and let it sit for 1-2 weeks. When you suspect they're ready, pick one or two and let them sit for two weeks. If they're rubbery or they shrivel, they're not ready. If they soften, they're ready. There's no rush to get them off the tree. They can sit on the tree for quite a long time.

BEST ANSWER:Typically February to April. Note that the fruit doesn't ripen on the tree. You have to pick it and let it sit for 1-2 weeks. When you suspect they're ready, pick one or two and let them sit for two weeks. If they're rubbery or they shrivel, they're not ready. If they soften, they're ready. There's no rush to get them off the tree. They can sit on the tree for quite a long time.

BEST ANSWER:Most experts recommend a 24 inch pot or a half whiskey barrel, and you will need to have it on a wheeled base to make it easier to move the plant indoors. You will gradually get to that size by starting out in a 12-inch pot and repotting every year or two into a pot 2 inches larger than the year before till you get to the size you want. Keeping it in a smaller pot (14-16") will keep the plant smaller, making it easier to handle and fit indoors for winter, but also making it produce less fruit. Judicious pruning staring at an early age will also help keep your plant a manageable size.

BEST ANSWER:Most experts recommend a 24 inch pot or a half whiskey barrel, and you will need to have it on a wheeled base to make it easier to move the plant indoors. You will gradually get to that size by starting out in a 12-inch pot and repotting every year or two into a pot 2 inches larger than the year before till you get to the size you want. Keeping it in a smaller pot (14-16") will keep the plant smaller, making it easier to handle and fit indoors for winter, but also making it produce less fruit. Judicious pruning staring at an early age will also help keep your plant a manageable size.

I bought a dwarf avocado. I had it in a large redwood container, used citrus/avocado planting mix and the tree languished (the only word for it). I transplanted it into the ground and the tree is thriving. To answer your question, I suggest that you let the pot grow with the tree. I think I started with too large a pot. The tree seemed to snap back from whatever I did to it. Good Luck.

I have mine in a 7 gallon pot and might go up to a 10 eventually. Growing in pots involves pruning both the top and the roots. Top to keep it the size you want and roots every few years to keep them from being crowded. I recommend google to find out all you will need to know about them.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, they will cross pollinate and increase fruit production by over 50% because of the way their blooms open in a complementary succession. The Cold Hardy Avocado is a type B Avocado. The Hass Avocado is a type A. Type A blooms open in the morning as a female receptive to pollen, and then shed pollen as a male the following afternoon. Type B cultivars are receptive to pollen in the afternoon and shed pollen the next morning. So planting an A type and a B type 15 feet apart will improve fertilization and increase your harvest.

BEST ANSWER:Yes, they will cross pollinate and increase fruit production by over 50% because of the way their blooms open in a complementary succession. The Cold Hardy Avocado is a type B Avocado. The Hass Avocado is a type A. Type A blooms open in the morning as a female receptive to pollen, and then shed pollen as a male the following afternoon. Type B cultivars are receptive to pollen in the afternoon and shed pollen the next morning. So planting an A type and a B type 15 feet apart will improve fertilization and increase your harvest.

BEST ANSWER:About pruning: Formative pruning to keep the plant smaller will make harvesting and maintenance a lot easier. In the first two years, you can pinch back the central stem to encourage lateral growth and bushiness. You can also remove the tips of the lateral branches when they reach a length of 6 to 8 inches, pinching them off or cutting them with shears in front of the endmost bud. Continue to pinch back both vertical and lateral stems once or twice each year to maintain the size of the plant. You can remove up to half the length of a stem as long as you leave an 8-inch length of stems with some leaves on the plant.About your leaves turning brown when you moved the plant outdoors, you are probably right on both counts of too much sun and too much water. When you first move a plant outdoors, you need a transition period, starting with a couple of hours of morning sun and then moving it to a shaded are for the rest of the day; increase the hours in the sun each day until after 7-10 days, it is in pretty much full sun. When you have a lot of rain, be sure your pot does not sit in a saucer that holds water, but have it elevated so the water will drain out and away from the pot.

BEST ANSWER:About pruning: Formative pruning to keep the plant smaller will make harvesting and maintenance a lot easier. In the first two years, you can pinch back the central stem to encourage lateral growth and bushiness. You can also remove the tips of the lateral branches when they reach a length of 6 to 8 inches, pinching them off or cutting them with shears in front of the endmost bud. Continue to pinch back both vertical and lateral stems once or twice each year to maintain the size of the plant. You can remove up to half the length of a stem as long as you leave an 8-inch length of stems with some leaves on the plant.About your leaves turning brown when you moved the plant outdoors, you are probably right on both counts of too much sun and too much water. When you first move a plant outdoors, you need a transition period, starting with a couple of hours of morning sun and then moving it to a shaded are for the rest of the day; increase the hours in the sun each day until after 7-10 days, it is in pretty much full sun. When you have a lot of rain, be sure your pot does not sit in a saucer that holds water, but have it elevated so the water will drain out and away from the pot.

I haven't pruned the trees yet. I purchased 2 trees and have them in large pots I leave them outside all year, i live in California. The second tree lost all its leaves but is coming back the first tree is full but has not produced no fruit yet.

BEST ANSWER:It would depend on your zone whether you will want to make it a patio plant or plant it in the ground. Avocado trees do well outdoors in zones 9-11. Below is a hardiness zone map to see where you fall in TX.

BEST ANSWER:It would depend on your zone whether you will want to make it a patio plant or plant it in the ground. Avocado trees do well outdoors in zones 9-11. Below is a hardiness zone map to see where you fall in TX.

BEST ANSWER:Both are excellent, but there are some differences. The Cold Hardy Avocado has a flavor very similar to the Hass - rich and nutty, the classic avocado flavor. Also, the Cold Hardy is a slightly smaller tree and will take temperatures lower than the Hass, down to the lower 20's as opposed to mid to upper twenties for Hass. Of course, young trees are much more tender than older, established trees, so will need protecting or brought inside when the temperatures dip to the low 30's.

BEST ANSWER:Both are excellent, but there are some differences. The Cold Hardy Avocado has a flavor very similar to the Hass - rich and nutty, the classic avocado flavor. Also, the Cold Hardy is a slightly smaller tree and will take temperatures lower than the Hass, down to the lower 20's as opposed to mid to upper twenties for Hass. Of course, young trees are much more tender than older, established trees, so will need protecting or brought inside when the temperatures dip to the low 30's.

BEST ANSWER:Your tree might just be going through adolescent growing pains: frequently, a young avocado's first blooms will fall off the first year, then it will produce a few fruit the next year, and then go on to produce more and more each year.You can do some things to help the process. If your tree was indoors, you might need to help pollination along by hand pollinating with a small artist's paint brush, once in the morning and once in the afternoon on each flower. Also, don't use a fertilizer with much nitrogen when you are trying to get fruit set, because it encourages foliage growth at the sacrifice of fruiting. A fertilizer made specifically for avocados would be good. One final observation; avocados always produce a lot more blooms and baby fruit than make it to maturity, which is part of mother nature making sure that even after weaker or flawed fruit don't drain the tree, and also that there aren't so many fruits that the tree cannot support their growth.

BEST ANSWER:Your tree might just be going through adolescent growing pains: frequently, a young avocado's first blooms will fall off the first year, then it will produce a few fruit the next year, and then go on to produce more and more each year.You can do some things to help the process. If your tree was indoors, you might need to help pollination along by hand pollinating with a small artist's paint brush, once in the morning and once in the afternoon on each flower. Also, don't use a fertilizer with much nitrogen when you are trying to get fruit set, because it encourages foliage growth at the sacrifice of fruiting. A fertilizer made specifically for avocados would be good. One final observation; avocados always produce a lot more blooms and baby fruit than make it to maturity, which is part of mother nature making sure that even after weaker or flawed fruit don't drain the tree, and also that there aren't so many fruits that the tree cannot support their growth.

BEST ANSWER:The best time to plant outdoors is between March and June. Fall is also a good time, but planting outdoors in summer can cause sun damage because small plants can't take up water very well when young.

BEST ANSWER:The best time to plant outdoors is between March and June. Fall is also a good time, but planting outdoors in summer can cause sun damage because small plants can't take up water very well when young.

BEST ANSWER:We have flowers for the 1st time and expect avocados this summer. Our tree is in a large pot,wintered in the green house with our lemon trees and keep it under a large fir to prevent any sun burn.

BEST ANSWER:We have flowers for the 1st time and expect avocados this summer. Our tree is in a large pot,wintered in the green house with our lemon trees and keep it under a large fir to prevent any sun burn.

BEST ANSWER:Yes you can plant your Avocado tree in a pot. If you live on the east coast you will need to bring your potted Avocado tree inside and place it near a sunny window. The pot you choose should be about twice the size as the tree you order. The pot can be bigger than that but not smaller.

BEST ANSWER:Yes you can plant your Avocado tree in a pot. If you live on the east coast you will need to bring your potted Avocado tree inside and place it near a sunny window. The pot you choose should be about twice the size as the tree you order. The pot can be bigger than that but not smaller.

I would hesitate to have it outdoors unless you are very close to the water which moderates the temps. If protected with covering for freeze protection I would think it would make it through the first cold snap.

We live in Indiana. The weather here is cold and we had to put our tree in a large pot. The green leaves grew beautifully but unfortunately the tree did not make it. I am sure in California with your warm weather the tree would do wonderfully.

We have never had that situation here in the Chicago area. We have been in the 90s and the tree is fine. Just keep it watered. It definitely doesn't like cold weather so has to come in during the fall and winter.

1- Do these still lose their leaves in winter when kept indoors? 2- Mine seems to get quite droopy when it gets any direct sunlight (via windows) despite being kept quite moist. Am I missing something? I thought they liked a few hours of sun.

BEST ANSWER:In my brief experience the Haas did drop some of its leaves when I kept it, a well as a cold tolerant avocado tree in my greenhouse over the winter of 2014. That was the year that I bought the Haas. Neither dropped all of their leaves however. The problem was that they completely flowered while in the greenhouse but, absent wind and bees, did not set single avocado. So, over the 2015 winter, I left both trees out doors (I live in far northwest Louisiana along the route of interstate I20 and 15 miles from the Texas border.). I covered them with a plastic drape over the few coldest days, which dropped briefly to the mid 20's. The cold hardy is supposed to be tolerant of high teens but the Hass likes mid 20's or higher. Both survived, perhaps partly because of the drape, and both heavily flowered again . Both set some fruit but dropped most of them. What did not drop were attacked by squirrels, as are my pears, plums figs and any other fruit. Too, they are still relatively young and potted so I hope to do better next year. I plan to leave them out, or covered unless the temp drops unexpectedly low and I have a bee hive this year. I have my fingers crossed. T. Siskron III

BEST ANSWER:In my brief experience the Haas did drop some of its leaves when I kept it, a well as a cold tolerant avocado tree in my greenhouse over the winter of 2014. That was the year that I bought the Haas. Neither dropped all of their leaves however. The problem was that they completely flowered while in the greenhouse but, absent wind and bees, did not set single avocado. So, over the 2015 winter, I left both trees out doors (I live in far northwest Louisiana along the route of interstate I20 and 15 miles from the Texas border.). I covered them with a plastic drape over the few coldest days, which dropped briefly to the mid 20's. The cold hardy is supposed to be tolerant of high teens but the Hass likes mid 20's or higher. Both survived, perhaps partly because of the drape, and both heavily flowered again . Both set some fruit but dropped most of them. What did not drop were attacked by squirrels, as are my pears, plums figs and any other fruit. Too, they are still relatively young and potted so I hope to do better next year. I plan to leave them out, or covered unless the temp drops unexpectedly low and I have a bee hive this year. I have my fingers crossed. T. Siskron III

If kept outdoors then brought inside for the winter can go thru shock and drop some leave, but should bounce back. Do not over water avocado trees! They don’t like wet feet. Allow the soil to dry out in between watering sessions. Make sure the soil is dry to the touch two inches below the surface of soil before watering your tree again. Most Avocado trees need water about once a week. Over watering is actually the number one cause of death for home grown avocado trees. It can lead to serious problems like root rot. While keeping the roots dry is best, avocado leaves actually benefit from moisture. When your tree is kept indoors mist the leaves daily with a spray bottle, especially during the colder months when you have the heat running. Placing a humidifier by your tree may also be beneficial.

BEST ANSWER:They say they are self pollinating, but for best results having 2 is best.. I bought a Haas and a cold hardy tree. I haven't had them long enough to have them bare fruit yet. We will see in a couple of years.

BEST ANSWER:They say they are self pollinating, but for best results having 2 is best.. I bought a Haas and a cold hardy tree. I haven't had them long enough to have them bare fruit yet. We will see in a couple of years.

If type A and B avocado trees cross polinate, will Hass avocado produce Hass avocados or can they produce Cold Hardy, and visa versa? Excuse me for such a niave question, I'm just trying to understand a male plant producing fruit.

BEST ANSWER:Hi Rev.KaeleneA Hass will be a Hass and a Cold Hardy is a Cold Hardy.The flowers are only open for 2 daysThe flowers are divided into two types, A and B. The type of flowers on a tree is determined by the variety of avocado you are growing, such as a Hass and a Cold Hardy. A type flowers open their female parts during the morning of the first day and their male parts on the second day's afternoon. Type B flowers wait until the afternoon of the first day to open the female parts and open their male parts the following morning.You have pollination when the pollen released from one set of flowers is received by the flowers from another tree with their female parts open and ready to receive the pollen. In most instances, bees carry the pollen from a type A tree to a type B tree. It's quite an amazing thing ! Thank you hope this clarifies things.

Thank you very much Lisa,I was under the misconception that Plant A , was one gender and Plant B was another gender, and that was how they pollinated each other. So, just to 'graft' up anything left unsaid... both plants will produce their own type of fruit, correct? Thank you in advance for your response.

BEST ANSWER:Hi Rev.KaeleneA Hass will be a Hass and a Cold Hardy is a Cold Hardy.The flowers are only open for 2 daysThe flowers are divided into two types, A and B. The type of flowers on a tree is determined by the variety of avocado you are growing, such as a Hass and a Cold Hardy. A type flowers open their female parts during the morning of the first day and their male parts on the second day's afternoon. Type B flowers wait until the afternoon of the first day to open the female parts and open their male parts the following morning.You have pollination when the pollen released from one set of flowers is received by the flowers from another tree with their female parts open and ready to receive the pollen. In most instances, bees carry the pollen from a type A tree to a type B tree. It's quite an amazing thing ! Thank you hope this clarifies things.

Thank you very much Lisa,I was under the misconception that Plant A , was one gender and Plant B was another gender, and that was how they pollinated each other. So, just to 'graft' up anything left unsaid... both plants will produce their own type of fruit, correct? Thank you in advance for your response.

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